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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
343 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
277 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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277 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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228 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Helen Sandland
Amherst
55 days
62 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
43 days
108 days
Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
61 days
105 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
112 days
82 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
176 days
259 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
276 days
216 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
290 days
218 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
317 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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254 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
26 days
19 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
40 days
43 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
29 days
59 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
49 days
47 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
111 days
103 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
158 days
100 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
181 days
131 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Gregory Tynski
Kentville
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
Sydney
137 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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151 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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